M. Fabii Quinctiliani [Quintilianus Marcus Fabius] de Institutione Oratoria Libri Duodecim Collatione Codicis Gothani et Iensonianae Editionis Aliorumque Librorum ac Perpetuo Commentario Illustrati a Io Matthia Gesnero Accedit Praefatio et Indices Copiosissimi. Gottingae: Apud Abram Vandenhoeck, 1738, 4to.
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A beautiful and rather scarce edition of Quintilian's de institutione oratoria bound in contemporary vellum.
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Size: 211 x 262 mm (approx.)
Condition:
Contemporary full vellum, title lettered in MS to upper spine compartment, others blank. Attractive on the shelf. Some peeling to vellum with areas of mild loss. Some discolouration. Central design to board in blind with panelled design, boards double-lined at edges in blind. An attractive binding. Rubbed, some bumps to edges and corners. Joints cracked but with the boards attached. Text block toned, some foxing, but generally attractive throughout. A nice copy.
